Neil Cowley to host new Jazz TV series live from Metropolis Studios.
Monday, October 27, 2014
A brand new jazz focused television series is to be filmed at London's Metropolis Studios and is to be hosted by pianist and composer Neil Cowley. Press release attached.
Neil Cowley to host new Jazz TV series live from Metropolis Studios
Next month the world renowned Metropolis Studios in West London becomes the home of Jazz@Metropolis, the studio from which a brand new jazz focused television series is to be filmed. The production is a joint venture between Metropolis Studios and FKMtv whose production team includes many of those that played a crucial role in the internationally successful Live from Abbey Road (Channel 4). Their aim is to highlight the influence jazz has had in shaping popular music and culture, while replicating the production values established in that ground breaking music show.
Jazz@Metropolis is a stylish magazine programme that combines live music (a mix of two established and up and coming acts perform each week) with exclusive content and pre-recorded features covering a number of areas including a delve in to the vaults of Jazz history, artist profiles and a strand on the business behind the show business. The programme is filmed in front of an invited studio audience and hosted by Neil Cowley, himself a pianist who leads the critically acclaimed Neil Cowley Trio. Neil will chat to the artists, the audience and high profile jazz fans from all walks of life.
The first of the live shows will be filmed at Metropolis Studios, West London on 8th and 9th November, with subsequent shows filmed on 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd November. Appearing on the first show is British-Asian clarinetist and composer Arun Ghosh and Danish pianist Carsten Dahl. Further artists include Kurt Elling, Kris Bowers, Get the Blessing and many more.
The initial series will be a run of six x 52 minute programmes and is being distributed by Brighton based ?espressotv’ who are courting a number of international broadcasters.
Members of the public who wish to attend the live shows should apply at http://www.jazzatmetropolis.com/#signup
Jazz@Metropolis reflects the resurgence in the popularity of jazz. Highlighted by the increasing success of festivals such as the London Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, and newcomers Love Supreme, alongside artists such as Jamie Cullum and Gregory Porter who consistently bring new audiences to the genre ? Jazz@Metropolis’s mission is to put new music in front of this new and expanding audience.
http://www.jazzatmetropolis.com
Confirmed artists to date
Carsten Dahl http://www.carstendahl.dk
Arun Ghosh http://www.camoci.co.uk/arunghosh
Get The Blessing http://www.theblessing.co.uk
Kizzy Crawford http://www.kizzymerielcrawford.com
Kurt Elling http://www.kurtelling.com
Chloe Charles http://www.chloecharles.com
Kris Bowers http://www.krisbowersmusic.com
Cyrille Aimee http://www.cyrillemusic.com
Metropolis Studios
The Power House, 70 Chiswick High Road, London W4 1SY
http://www.thisismetropolis.com
Ian adds;
This is indeed very exciting news. Let’s hope this becomes the first regular jazz series screened on terrestrial TV for many years. It would be great to see “Jazz at the Metropolis screened on Channel 4.
And Neil Cowley will make a great host.